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Nancy Fraser: Revolutionary Empiricism?

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This article presents a criticism of Nancy Fraser¡¯s influential essay ¡°Behind Marx¡¯s Hidden Abode. For an Expanded Conception of Capitalism¡±. After a short introduction determining Fraser¡¯s theoretical stance amidst the critical waves around Karl Marx¡¯s positions, her concept of ¡°abodes¡±, thought to be hidden from Marx¡¯s view of the capitalist order, is analyzed. Thereupon, certain limitations of her interpretation of the ¡°economic¡± dimension in Marx¡¯s work is pointed out, and also how they lead to misconceptions of the theory of the social formation as a whole. Furthermore, it is shown how Fraser is tempted to introduce ill-considered and alien elements into Marx¡¯s view of the international economy (the world market), thereby rendering meaningless a Marxian concept of the political. Towards the end, the distinctively empiricist aura in which Fraser¡¯s theory is presented is being criticized: It represents a rupture with any possible revolutionary theory.

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  • Jorgen Sandemose, 2016. "Nancy Fraser: Revolutionary Empiricism?," Journal of Social Science Studies, Macrothink Institute, vol. 3(1), pages 196-212, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:mth:jsss88:v:3:y:2016:i:1:p:196-212
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